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Biography

Louise graduated from Loughborough University with a first classhonours degree in Social Psychology in 2011. She then completed herPhD under the supervision ofDr Carly Butler at Loughborough University to examine interactions between professionals and children experiencing social, emotional andbehavioural difficulties. The focus of herPhD was to identify the ways in which professionals packaged and delivered their support, and managed psychological concepts to do with ‘self’. After completing herPhD in 2015, Louise worked as a postdoctoral researcher on a project at Loughborough University with Carly Butler. The project developed and delivered evidence-based workshops and resources for a charityorganisation that supports children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Louise moved to Coventry University in 2015 to work on the Mental Health in Autism project with Sarah Cassidy to explore the unique challenges autistic adults face in relation to mental health, self-injury, and thoughts about ending life. This work had a specific focus on the lived experiences of autistic people, giving voice to those within the autism community to improve their mental health and quality of life. Her current research involves giving voice to young people affected by child sexual abuse and their experiences of disclosing to improve the support given to other young people in the future. Louise has a particular interest in participatory research and continues her research with colleagues within the Critical Approaches to Influencing Societal Challenges theme within the Centre forInnovativeResearch across the Life Course.

Research Interests

Louise is also interested in the use of categories in everyday life using conversation analysis and discursive psychology to explore how categories are used to describe people, and the impact this has on a person’s identity and sense of self.

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